Jerry Lee, Senior Archaeologist with Florida’s Bureau of Archaeological Research, will present the results of the 2022 excavation of a small portion of El Camino Real, or the “royal road,” at Mission San Luis. El Camino Real linked San Luis and other missions of Apalachee Province to the Spanish capital of St. Augustine in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Mr. Lee will also discuss preliminary findings from the most recent excavations of a trash pit at Mission San Luis.

Program and parking are free and open to the public. Attendees will receive complimentary admission to the historic site. Be sure to shop in El Mercado before or after the program!